The advisory board of Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics provides you with a selection of the best papers published in the journal in 2015.
Polymer Science
Perfectly Precise Polymerization
Precise control of the primary, secondary, and tertiary structure is a significant new development in synthetic polymer chemistry. Using techniques inspired by other disciplines, it is now possible to synthesize a variety of monodisperse, sequence-defined a variety...
Just Antimicrobial is not Enough
Lienkamp and coworkers propose polymer surfaces with antimicrobial and antifouling functionalities designed to fight biofilm formation in medical devices.
Using polymer therapies to fight HIV
A review in Macromolecular Bioscience highlights the current uses and potential new development of polymeric therapies in the fight against HIV.
Tethered or untethered? Monte Carlo simulation for surface-polymer interactions
In their recent Feature Article, Vienna researchers investigate the determination of critical adsorption points
Glucose-sensitive drug delivery systems for diabetes treatment
Stimuli-sensitive drug carriers can aid in the treatment of diabetes as glucose biosensors and glucose-triggered insulin delivery systems.
Robot grippers that can mimic human hand function
Swiss researchers have used polymer actuators to create a two-fingered robotic gripper that can pick up objects of arbitrary shape, weight or deformability.
Polymer Foams Made of Immiscible Polymer Blends Compatibilized by Janus Particles
Foams with nano structured lamella and struts with remarkable properties from immiscible polymer blends compatibilized with Janus particles are developed.
Block Copolymer Micelle Nanotubes via Template Wetting
A novel method was developed, in which block copolymer micelles can directly infiltrate into nanopores and 1D micellar nanotubes can be easily fabricated.
Advanced Functional Polymers for Modern Medicine
To fulfill the complex requirements of medical applications, multi-functional biomaterials need to be designed.
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